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Welcome to Platinum Training

Welcome to Platinum Training UCAS page where you can find out information on the courses we offer and Apprenticeships.

We know you are soon to be starting a new chapter in your life and this can be a very nervy but exciting journey when leaving school and progressing into further education. Choosing your career pathway at the age of 16 is an incredibly important decision.
Platinum Training understands the importance of making good career choices. Platinum Training provides the opportunities for young people to develop through our vocational qualifications.

The skills you acquire while you are with us are those you will need for apprenticeships, Higher Education, and are life skills. Our students come from a diverse range of backgrounds, many different schools, and in some cases, different countries.

About us

Platinum Training is a leading provider of people development and training solutions in the West Midlands. We specialise in Motor Vehicle, Body Repairs, Plumbing, Electrical installation, Sports and other apprenticeships programs. We are
focused on developing young people’s vocational skills thorough theses flexible training programs. Platinum Training offer apprenticeships in various subject areas, which give you the opportunity to learn on the job, build upon knowledge and skills, whilst
gaining qualifications and also earning money at the same time.

We are a friendly team who believe your success is our success; we pride ourselves on helping each person that we engage with or work with regardless of background, gender, ability or racist of the individual. Our dedicated teams of professionals are able
to demonstrate sector knowledge and expertise to enable us to offer high-quality accredited qualifications, soft skills and employment training. Whether you are a student, customer, business partner or employer, we work together to provide better opportunities
for success and genuinely make a direct difference to people’s lives.

We have a selection of qualifications from the Qualifications Credit Framework from Entry 3 to level 3 and are also delivered in the subject areas of Motor Vehicle, Body Repairs, Plumbing, Electrical installation, Sports.
All of programs also focus on the development of functional skills up to level 2.

Facilities available

Platinum Training is based on three sites, Wilson Road, near Perry Barr One Stop and the Motor Vehicle Training Centre, based on Dudley Road, next to City Hospital and The Lighthouse for the Sports Courses, based on Lozells Road, Birchfield Road Island.

The Wilson Road Training Centre houses both the Functional and Employability Skills Department and the Construction Skills Department.

The site includes a new Electrical Installation Workshop and a new Plumbing Workshop, ideal for students keen to begin the journey into a construction trade.

Plumbing workshop:

Mock Bathroom

Mock Kitchen

Soldering equipment

Fulll range of tools

Electrical Installation Workshop:

Working Consumer Units

Circuit Breakers

Full Electrical Circuits

The site is a short walk from the 51 or the 33 bus stop located on Birchfield Road.

Motor Vehicle Garage

Purpose built in May 2011, the Platinum Motor Vehicle Training Garage has fully established workshop facilities, including:

4 sets of 2 poster ramps,

Tyre changing and balancing equipment,

Full range of mechanical tools

Air and pneumatic,

3 main classrooms with smart board facilities

Touch screen vehicle spray booth

The Garage is opposite City Hospital on the Dudley Road, serviced by the 82 and 87 buses from the City Centre

The Lighthouse

A newly built youth facility comprising excellent sports facilities. The sports hall has facility for

Basketball,

6-a-side Football,

Futsal,

Gym Instruction,

Badminton,

Pool Tables,

Table Tennis.

There are also full changing facilities, including showers and lockers as well as a kitchen.

Additional support

Platinum delivers free advice and guidance to all people that we engage with.

We provide a variety of support mechanisms for people with learning difficulties and / or disabilities.

We treat our students like adults and expect them to take a considerable amount of responsibility for their own work and progress. However, we recognise that all students need support from time to time in order to ensure that they achieve their goals.

We offer financial support with travel to all students and there is also further assistance which can be applied for. This is dealt with on an individual basis, with personal circumstance taken into account.

For all vocational qualifications, such as Motor Vehicle or Plumbing and Electrical Installation all PPE (Boots and Overalls) are provided for each learner free of charge.

Learner success

In 2012-2013 from a total of 720 qualifications our overall achievement rates for our study programme and Apprenticeships achieved a percentage of 74%.

From our functional skills qualifications in English 75% of students passed, Maths 76% pass rate and in ICT we had 66% pass rate.

We have had some of our young students on work placement progress on to business such as England athletics Ltd, Quick fit, Fix Auto Birmingham North.

Learners also progress internally onto Apprenticeships, with one student, Callum Vann- Fowler, impressing the employers so much during his work placement at Auto Fix Birmingham North that they offered him the chance to do his IMI level 2 Motor Vehicle qualifications
with them.

The employer stated “Callum has finished his work placement now and he has been a credit to your organisation. He is polite, punctual and eager to learn. He is hands on and listens to his mentors. I am not sure what you have in line for him but once he has
completed his programme with you maybe we can talk about taking him on as an apprentice.”

How to apply

If you want to apply for courses, you will need to contact Platinum Training directly.